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Review Of Characteristics Of Poetry, Including The Terms Stanza, Syllable, Meter, Rhyme Scheme, Form, And Speaker, As Well As The Characteristics Of Sonnets. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Which of the following is the term that refers to a group of lines?
a) Syllable
b) Form
c) Stanza
d) Speaker

What is a syllable?
a) part of a word that makes one sound
b) rhythm of stressed and unstressed sounds
c) pattern of end rhymes, expressed using letters
d) the overall pattern a poem follows

Which of the following is the term that refers to the rhythm of stressed and unstressed syllables?
a) Stanza
b) Line
c) Speaker
d) Meter

Which of the following is the term that refers to the pattern of end rhymes, expressed using letters?
a) Rhyme Scheme
b) Form
c) Meter
d) Stanza

What is form?
a) part of a word that makes one sound
b) rhythm of stressed and unstressed syllables
c) the overall pattern a poem follows to make a particular type of poem
d) the person telling the poem

What is the term for the person telling the poem?
a) narrator
b) speaker
c) author
d) voiceover

Which of the following is a type of rhyme scheme?
a) iambic pentameter
b) sonnet
c) speaker's tone
d) AABA CCDC

Which of the following is a type of form?
a) iambic pentameter
b) sonnet
c) speaker's tone
d) AABA CCDC

Which of the following is a type of meter?
a) iambic penatmeter
b) sonnet
c) speaker's tone
d) AABA CCDC

Which of the following is a common characteristic of poetry, not prose?
a) has sentences and paragraphs
b) follows stricter conventions
c) has an emphasis on figurative language and sound devices
d) uses objective language

How many lines does a sonnet have?
a) 8
b) 10
c) 12
d) 14

Which of the following is NOT a type of sonnet?
a) English
b) Shakespearean
c) Italian
d) French

What is the name for the type of meter that sonnets are written in?
a) iambic pentameter
b) free verse
c) trochee
d) 3 feet or a yard

How many syllables are in one line of iambic pentameter?
a) 6
b) 8
c) 10
d) 15

Which of the following is the term for a turn, or change of attitude or content in a sonnet?
a) twist
b) volta
c) elegy
d) Volvo

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